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Is It Safe To Travel To Mexico?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1627" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2019/11/08/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-mexico/" target="_blank"><strong>Is It Safe To Travel To Mexico? - Forbes</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Is Mexico safe? That’s the question many travelers are asking in light of the recent murders of nine Americans who were gunned down in a remote region about 100 miles from the U.S. border. The chilling incident comes on the heels of other highly publicized murders, including an American couple who was killed in front of their 12-year-old son this summer in Guerrero, and 27-year-old honeymooner Tatiana Mirutenko, who was caught in stray gunfire while emerging from a Mexico City bar last December.</p><p></p><p>Last year, Mexico had the highest number of homicides in the country’s history, with an average of 91 deaths a day — and 2019 is on track to break the record. Drug cartels and criminal organizations are running rampant throughout the country, with lethal results. Federal crimes in Mexico also increased by 18% in 2018, including the possession of weapons, drug trafficking and kidnapping. According to the U.S. State Department, more Americans are killed in Mexico than in all other countries combined: 196 U.S. citizens died there in 2018, with 67 murdered, 66 suffering an accident and 23 drowning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1627, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2019/11/08/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-mexico/'][B]Is It Safe To Travel To Mexico? - Forbes[/B][/URL] Is Mexico safe? That’s the question many travelers are asking in light of the recent murders of nine Americans who were gunned down in a remote region about 100 miles from the U.S. border. The chilling incident comes on the heels of other highly publicized murders, including an American couple who was killed in front of their 12-year-old son this summer in Guerrero, and 27-year-old honeymooner Tatiana Mirutenko, who was caught in stray gunfire while emerging from a Mexico City bar last December. Last year, Mexico had the highest number of homicides in the country’s history, with an average of 91 deaths a day — and 2019 is on track to break the record. Drug cartels and criminal organizations are running rampant throughout the country, with lethal results. Federal crimes in Mexico also increased by 18% in 2018, including the possession of weapons, drug trafficking and kidnapping. According to the U.S. State Department, more Americans are killed in Mexico than in all other countries combined: 196 U.S. citizens died there in 2018, with 67 murdered, 66 suffering an accident and 23 drowning. [/QUOTE]
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